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Star Trek: Picard (2020-Present)
Episode:101
Remembrance
Jack's Rating:
At the end of the 24th Century, and 14 years after his retirement from Starfleet, Jean-Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart) is living a quiet life on his vineyard, Chateau Picard. When he is sought out by a mysterious young woman, Dahj (Isa Briones), in need of his help, he soon realizes she may have personal connections to his own past.
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Stardate:
Air Date: 10/22/20
Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper
Jack's Review
A pretty decent start to the series...that sadly is one of really only two good episodes. The show turns into a kludge of several other (and better) sci-fi stories: Mass Effect (the super-artificial tentacle creature are the Reapers), Blade Runner (synthetics on Mars turn on humans and are eventually hunted), Galatica (nobody knows who or where the synthetics are), and 2001: A Space Odyssey (come on, the ending with Data is DIRECTLY from 2001!). The other oddball thing we see is a lack of imagination. The city shots are basically LA with some mild CGI lights added. It feels like the team making the show only watched a few episodes - like they were on in the background of the writing room and that's as far as they went.
Episode:102
Maps and Legends
Jack's Rating:
Picard begins investigating the mystery of Dahj as well as what her very existence means to the Federation. Without Starfleet's support, Picard is left leaning on others for help, including Dr. Agnes Jurati (Alison Pill) and an estranged former colleague, Raffi Musiker (Michelle Hurd). Meanwhile, hidden enemies are also interested in where Picard's search for the truth about Dahj will lead.
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Stardate:
Air Date: 01/29/20
Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper
Jack's Review
My lord....this episode almost made me turn the show off for good. The audacity of Chabon and Goldsman having a character cuss Picard out?!? It's disgusting, out of place, and ridiculous.
Episode:103
The End is the Beginning
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Completely unaware of her special nature, Soji continues her work and captures the attention of the Borg cube research project's executive director. After rehashing past events with a reluctant Raffi, Picard seeks others willing to join his search for Bruce Maddox, including pilot and former Starfleet officer Cristóbal Rios (Santiago Cabrera).
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Air Date: 02/05/20
Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper
Jack's Review
Okay at least we have some fan service here with the obligatory "engage" moment....and at least we are given a character that has some depth here too. But that depth is rather silly once we see the parallel at which Rios is involved. Rios gets some props from me since he is a cigar smoker. I smoke cigars every single day, so I give that a "wow, someone smoking a cigar in the future? Cool," thumbs-up.